Chesham_Stakes

Chesham Stakes

Chesham Stakes

British Thoroughbred horse race

The Chesham Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.

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Chesham Stakes
2023
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History

The event is named after the 3rd Baron Chesham, who served as the last Master of the Buckhounds in 1900–01. It was established in 1919, and it was originally contested over 5 furlongs. It replaced a previous race, the first leg of the Triennial Stakes. The race has an unusual restriction, being open only to horses sired by stallions who won over ten furlongs or more.

For a period the Chesham Stakes was contested over 6 furlongs, and it was extended to 7 furlongs in 1996. It is currently restricted to horses whose sires or dams have won at a distance in excess of 1 mile and 1½ furlongs, or in excess of 1,900 metres.[1]

The Chesham Stakes is now the opening race on the final day of the Royal Ascot meeting.

Lester Piggott rode seven winners of the race between 1960 and 1982.

Records

Leading jockey since 1986 (6 wins):

  • Ryan Moore - Maybe (2011), Churchill (2016), September (2017), Battleground (2020), Point Lonsdale (2021)

Leading trainer since 1986 (6 wins):

  • Aidan O'Brien – Bach (1999), Maybe (2011), Churchill (2016), September (2017), Battleground (2020), Point Lonsdale (2021)

Winners since 1984

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  1. The 2005 running took place at York
  2. The 2015 winner Suits You was later exported to Hong Kong and renamed Sunny Way

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "The Chesham Stakes" (PDF). British Horseracing Authority. p. 88. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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